https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnYv7xlX0dM February has now passed us by, with visits by 3 storms and the largest quantity of rainfall for the month since records began…! Wellies at NGS garden Ferns Lodge are a must and Ghillie is wearing a permanen…
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Our lovely garden plan drawn by Tinstar has been updated this month to show the big works that are in hand at Ferns Lodge for 2020. I don’t pretend that we will be ready for the NGS opening in May which is why they are marked – Works in Progress! Ple…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSnGvcAKXxo The attached video takes you on a short tour of Ferns Lodge garden on New Year’s Day 2020. Of course, Ghillie the Labrador is with me. The day is very grey, with a little rain now and then, and the garden i…
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There is absolutely no need for any rain dancing – we have now had plenty. As old rotten trees are removed, and we have drilled the roots, they have provided sustenance for an extraordinary number of mushrooms and all sorts of fungus. Some are pretty…
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As the leaves turn golden and Ferns Lodge garden starts to nod its head and get ready for the long sleep, the plan for the winter is set and we have started…! Barbara has been ever present with secateurs for cuttings as we are planning an epic plan…
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The sun most definitely had his hat on for my bank holiday NGS garden opening at Ferns Lodge. Glorious, hot weather (a bit dry for the plants but didn’t discourage the moles sadly!) and we saw 281 visitors – THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING! It was great to…
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Storm Hector’s exit stage left provided us with plenty to do – with tree fall and many, many wheel barrows of debris now waiting in the work area to be burnt. Followed by Hector, we have seen some wind, but importantly, a couple of days of wonderful,…
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We are now less than a fortnight away from our August opening for the NGS and of course, we are very far behind. No rain continues to be a major issue and I worry that our lovely visitors will see only scorched earth and drooping flower heads. No mat…
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Our NGS garden opening is but a faint memory of lots of lovely people, cake and the deer who broke in and ransacked the roses on the Saturday night before the Sunday opening. Of course the electric gate into the wood has sensors set at above Ghillie…
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To all of you who came to see us at our inaugural opening for the NGS on the 8th and 9th June and also to the Hordle Gardening Club who were here at Ferns Lodge Garden the Thursday before. Thank you for your enthusiasm, kind words and for being here…
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